SIBERIAN ELM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament

Synonyms:

Chinese elm; dwarf elm; Siberian elm; Ulmus pumila

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Siberian elm" is a kind of...):

elm; elm tree (any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)

Holonyms ("Siberian elm" is a member of...):

genus Ulmus; Ulmus (type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)